Is It Safe to Have a Tooth Extraction After Cataract Surgery? Answer: Yes As of March 23, 2017 there have been no published case reports of a complication of having a tooth extracted after cataract surgery, even on the same day if an emergency. Furthermore, the study below seems to indicated that in most patients, […]
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Myelofibrosis and Central Retinal Artery Occlusion As far as I can find on Pubmed and Johns Hopkins list of all papers published, there are no case reports of Myelofibrosis causing Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRA). There are cases, though of Polycythemia Vera (PCV) causing CRAO. Likely cases of Myelofibrosis with CRAO have the same underlying issue
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Omega 3 versus Omega 6: Dangers of Omega 6 Omega 6 has been reported to increase one’s risk of heart attacks in certain online forums. Omega 3 is better in many studies as an anti-inflammatory. I am not sure why some Omega pills/liquid like Udo’s oil make a point of including Omega 6. I’m looking to
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Best Sources of Omega 3 and the Controversy Over Cod Liver Oil Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have been associated with many health benefits. We know that Omega 3 helps patients with dry eyes, it decreased risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and helps with the health of many other organs of the body. We now even know that
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1. http://www.lifeofmegblog.com/2012/05/skinny-greek-yogurt-chicken.html May 2, 2012 SKINNY GREEK YOGURT CHICKEN For weeks now I have seen this recipe for “Melt in your mouth chicken”, so when date night rolled around a few weeks ago I knew exactly what we needed to try! I decided to sub the mayo for greek yogurt for a low-cal, healthier spin. This recipe
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Best Ways to Treat Vertigo My father-in-law, from the Netherlands, had debilitating sensations of imbalance and vertigo a few years ago when I was teaching at Harvard Medical School. We found a wonderful therapist who really saved him. Her name is Janet Callahan and she is at MGH in Boston. Since then, my father, a cardiothoracic
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Natural Ways to Regulate Your Period and Control Menstrual Cramping Many women have menstrual cycles that vary from month to month. Most women do not have cycles that last exactly 28 days every month. The length of your cycle, your menstrual symptoms, the cramping and pain can be controlled by natural methods in most cases.
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Favorite 0 Carb Treats or Near 0 Carb Treats Here is my list of favorite very low carb treats. Low carbohydrate foods are key to an anti-inflammatory diet and preventing diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and general lack of energy. Still there will be days when you crave the carbs. These are my favorite fake outs
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Do You Need Antibiotics if Child Has Strep Throat? How Long Should Antibiotics Be Used in Strep Throat? Treating Strep Throat with antibiotics has been a controversial issue for years. So has how long the antibiotics should be used for. There are many on both side that will fight their corner: Cohen R, Levy C, Doit C, et
Risk of Infection of the Eye if You Get Urine in the Eye: The risk is generally very, very low. However, there have been a 5 cases of elderly patients, most of who were immunocompromised, some with diabetes, getting an eye infection of the same type infecting their urine. It does not seem that the